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The Purdue Pegboard Test: normative data for people aged 60 and over
J Desrosiers1, R Hébert, G Bravo
1Centre de recherche en gérontologie et gératrie, Hôpital D'Youville de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.
Disability and Rehabilitation
|July 1, 1995
Summary
The Purdue Pegboard test demonstrates good reliability for assessing fine manual dexterity in older adults aged 60 and over. Normative data are provided to aid clinicians in distinguishing age-related changes from true deficits.
Area of Science:
- Gerontology
- Rehabilitation Medicine
- Neuroscience
Background:
- Manual dexterity is crucial for daily living and is often assessed in rehabilitation.
- The Purdue Pegboard is a common tool for measuring fine manual dexterity.
- Establishing reliability and normative data in older adults is essential for accurate clinical interpretation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the test-retest reliability of the Purdue Pegboard in healthy older adults (60+ years).
- To develop normative data for this population to aid clinical practice.
Main Methods:
- The study involved subjects aged 60 and over with no upper limb impairments.
- Test-retest reliability was evaluated using intra-class correlation coefficients (ICCs).
- Normative data were collected from a random sample of community-living healthy older individuals.
Main Results:
- The Purdue Pegboard test exhibited good test-retest reliability, with ICCs ranging from 0.66 to 0.90 across subtests.
- Normative data were successfully developed for the healthy older adult population.
Conclusions:
- The Purdue Pegboard is a reliable tool for assessing manual dexterity in older adults.
- The developed norms assist clinicians in differentiating genuine dexterity impairments from normal aging effects in rehabilitation settings.